Herb Pennock vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Herb Pennock
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Herb Pennock built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Strong as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Herb Pennock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.348 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Herb Pennock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Pennock and Joe Strong

Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617
1.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
0.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
0.41
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.7
59.7
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.07
68.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
0.62
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1428
3.6
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10715
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3571.2
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3900
9.83
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.32
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
2.31
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1227
3.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.16
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.09
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15154
38.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.34
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
4.26
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14202
35.79
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
34.86
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Herb Pennock and Joe Strong

Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
27
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.1
9
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
925
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.499
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.435
0.435
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Pennock and Joe Strong

Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
620
260.87
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1426
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1214
510.8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
97.62
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
80.36
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
13.88
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.68
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.68
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
17.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.94
32.79
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
119.92
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
140.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
45.44
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
43.34
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
87.1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.09
35.8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.95
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
39.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
74.89
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.01
8.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
46.7
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA